Too good to waste? Reports that sludge from sewage plants is routinely used to fertilise edible crops have caused outrage. Is this simply a prudent use of so-called 'biosolids' or a grave threat to our health? [News Source]

Court: U.S. can block mad cow testing (CNews) WASHINGTON - A U.S. federal appeals court says the government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease. The dispute pits the Agriculture Department, which tests about one per cent of cows, against a Kansas meat packer that wants to test all its animals. [News Source]

Court backs mad cow testing limits (UPI) WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- An appeals court panel in Washington ruled 2-1 Friday the U.S. Agriculture Department can keep beef producers from testing all their cattle for mad cow disease. [News Source]

Court rules US can block meat packers from testing cows for mad cow disease (Times & Transcript) A U.S. federal appeals court says the government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease. [News Source]

Court: U.S. can bar mad-cow testing (USA Today) A federal appeals court says the government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease. [News Source]

Court backs mad cow testing limits (Moldova.org) An appeals court panel in Washington ruled 2-1 Friday the U.S. Agriculture Department can keep beef producers from testing all their cattle for mad cow disease.Many countries began banning the importation of U.S. beef in December 2003 because one cow in Washington state had been diagnosed with the disease.A Kansas beef producer, Creek Farms Premium Beef, which raises Black Angus, wanted to test ... [News Source]

US appeals court bars meatpacker tests for mad cow (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The Agriculture Department is within bounds to bar meatpackers from testing slaughter cattle for mad cow disease, a U.S. Court of Appeals panel said ... [News Source]

Court rules US can block meat packers from testing cows for mad cow disease (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) WASHINGTON - A U.S. federal appeals court says the government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease. [News Source]

Court bars meatpacker tests for mad cow (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The Agriculture Department is within bounds to bar meatpackers from testing slaughter cattle for mad cow disease, a U.S. Court of Appeals panel said in a 2-1 ruling on Friday. [News Source]

Court: US can block mad cow testing (AP via Yahoo! News) The Bush administration can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease, a federal appeals court said Friday. [News Source]